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The final episode in the sequel trilogy, and the overall Skywalker Saga, is finally out! Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker (2019, J.J Abrams) will hopefully answer the questions that have been set up since the beginning of this trilogy in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015, J.J Abrams) . But due to fans being displeased with this new trilogy, such as the highly negative response from fans after the previous instalment Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017, Rian Johnson)  and with the latest anthology movie Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018, Ron Howard) being a financial disaster, can this movie live up to the success of its predecessors and redeem the franchise in the eyes of fans? First Thoughts This movie is good, I liked it as a movie. The action's good, the visuals are great and the characters are fun to watch. But as a finale to the overall Skywalker Saga, it's quite disappointing. The story feels more like it's trying to make up for lost time rather than tell a good stor...

Recently it was being reported that Disney and Lucasfilm had put future Star Wars anthology projects on hold. Whilst Lucasfilm has denied the reports the fan backlash to the new Star Wars films has been considerably strong that this idea wouldn't be so far-fetched.  After Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017, Rian Johnson)  became a highly divisive film among the fans and then Solo: A Star Wars Story opening at only £83 million worldwide (£50 million less than projected) it wouldn't be a surprise if Disney were concerned with the franchise was being run.  Behind The Scenes The Last Jedi/Fan Backlash This is probably where the fan backlash came from. After The Force Awakens (2015, J.J Abrams)  was released it left fans with many questions about where the story would head next, which resulted in a hoard of fan theories as to who Supreme Leader Snoke (Andy Serkis) is or who Rey's (Daisy Ridley) parents are. And when the film finally came out the answers that we...

The new era of Star Wars continues with its second Spin-Off film, Solo: A Star Wars Story . After the mixed reception of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017, Rian Johnson)  it'll be interesting to see what fans think of this new origin story of one of the franchises most beloved characters, Han Solo. But with many fans doubting that Alden Ehrenreich (Hail Caesar, Rules Don't Apply) can't match up to Harrison Ford (Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Air Force One)  and the big shake-up behind the camera of replacing directors Phil Lord & Chris Miller (21 Jump Street, The Lego Movie) with director Ron Howard (Rush, In The Heart Of The Sea) . It'll be interesting to see how the final product is received by moviegoers.  First Thoughts This is a good movie. Yeah, it has flaws that bring it down but it's still a good, fun experience that really dives into the origins of one of Star Wars' famous characters. The acting is good, the characters are great to watch and the a...

A week after Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World, The Book Of Henry)  stepped down as director of Episode IX it seems that Disney did not take long in finding his replacement. Experienced Star Wars director J.J Abrams (Star Trek, Super 8)  will be stepping in to direct Star Wars: Episode IX (2019) , with screenwriter Chris Terrio (Argo, Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice)  co-writing alongside him. Head of Lucasfilm, Kathleen Kennedy issued the following statement:     "With The Force Awakens, J.J. delivered everything we could have possibly hoped for, and I am so excited that he is coming back to close out this trilogy" Of course with this hiring there comes pros and cons. Which I will be laying out in this post: Star Wars: The Force Awakens and its success There is no shadow of a doubt that Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) was an iconic moment in Star Wars history. It was the big introduction to the franchise for a whole new generation, i...

Last night Lucasfilm officially announced that Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World, The Book Of Henry) was stepping down as director of Star Wars: Episode IX. Lucasfilm issued the Following Statement:    "Lucasfilm and Colin Trevorrow have mutually chosen to part ways on Star Wars Episode IX. Colin has been a wonderful collaborator throughout the Development Process, but we have all come to the conclusion that our visions for the project differ. We wish Colin the best and will be sharing more information about the film soon." This is the second change in directors that the Star Wars franchise has faced in the past few months, with directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller (21 Jump Street, The Lego Movie)  being fired from the Han Solo origin film. Colin Trevorrow According to the statement, the decision was down to creative differences. However, whilst this may be true, it could also be because of the studio losing faith in Trevorrow. His most recent...